The GNU HURD kernel was named after his then girlfriend. http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/free_as_in_freedom.richard_stallman_crusade_for_free_software.sam_williams/

The GNU HURD kernel was named after his then girlfriend. http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/free_as_in_freedom.richard_stallman_crusade_for_free_software.sam_williams/doc.html#322 http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/free_as_in_freedom.richard_stallm... In "Free as in Freedom" we read of another romantic relationship with a woman: http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/free_as_in_freedom.richard_stallman_crusade_for_free_software.sam_williams/doc.html#894 http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/free_as_in_freedom.richard_stallm... That said, someone can be both gay and transphobic. See http://lgbt.wikia.com/wiki/Transphobia http://lgbt.wikia.com/wiki/Transphobia .